The White House
Office of the Press Secretary
For Immediate Release
March 07, 2016
Presidential Proclamation — Nancy Reagan
DEATH OF NANCY REAGAN
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
As a mark of respect for the memory of Nancy Reagan, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, on the day of interment. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same period at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this seventh day of March, in the year of our Lord two thousand sixteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fortieth.
BARACK OBAMA

American Flags at Half-Staff Until Sunset on the Day of His Burial:
Presidential Proclamation 2-14-16: Death of Antonin Scalia
As a mark of respect for Antonin Scalia, Associate Justice of the United States, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, including section 7 of title 4, United States Code, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and on all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, on the day of interment. I also direct that the flag shall be flown at half-staff for the same period at all United States embassies, legations, consular offices, and other facilities abroad, including all military facilities and naval vessels and stations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord two thousand sixteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fortieth.
BARACK OBAMA

American Flag and Gift of Grover Beach recently celebrated its 30th anniversary.
We opened what began as a mail-order flag business in Redondo Beach Ca. in 1984 in preparation for the summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
We moved to California’s Central Coast in 1989 and continued to operate a mail-order by print catalog business until May of 1997 when we went live with our on-line website, www.anyflag.com .
The events of September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks drove the demand for American flags and symbols of patriotism to a point of needing a larger retail presence.
We proudly represent the major American flag manufacturers offering the highest quality products with competitive prices. We pride ourselves on customer service and do everything we can to ensure that our customers are satisfied with their orders.
You can shop On-Line 24/7 and please visit our flag shop if you are ever in our neighborhood.
Sincerely, John & Bridgett SolleyYour Flag People

This years, 127th Tournament of Roses Parade will highlight the National Park Service Centennial anniversary with park-themed floats, and an equestrian unit.
The theme for the Rose Parade, “Find Your Adventure,” honors the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. Parade float designers are encouraged to use America’s national, cultural, and historical parks as inspiration. The Rose Parade will take place on January 1, 2016, in Pasadena, Calif.

We are proud to have made the four Custom Flags that will be on the National Park Service float this year. One is the beautiful National Park Service logo (shown below), this is a Swallowtail style flag and it is all appliqued sewn construction. The other three flags are, 2016 National Park Service Centennial, Find Your Park, Yosemite Conservancy. These are printed flags. All are 4 x 6 ft. size and double sided.

Make 3 small batches. In large saucepan melt 1/3 or 2 tablespoons of butter over low heat. Add 1/3 of the marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Add Blue, Red or No color to each third of the ingredients. Add 1/3 of the Rice Krispies cereal. Stir until well coated. Transfer each mixture to a separate bowl.
Using buttered spatula or wax paper loosely press each mixture into 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan coated with cooking spray. Each layer should be about 1″ tall. Cool and Serve.

Need a big batch of cookies for a Patriotic Celebration?
We will admit that Patriotic layered cookies are not the quickest or easiest batch of cookies to make, but we find the end result worth the effort. It also helps that a lot of the recipe time is inactive, and that each batch makes a ton of cookies. Yield: 50-60 cookies, depending on how you slice.

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9″ x 13″ rectangular pan, then press parchment paper to bottom of pan, leaving enough excess paper sticking up along the 9″ sides so that you can lift cookie layer by them after baking. Grease top side of parchment paper, and set pan aside.
2. Beat egg whites on medium-high speed using a mixer for several minutes until peaks form. Gradually add 1/4 cup of the sugar to the egg whites until mixture holds stiff peaks, approximately 2-3 minutes.
3. In a separate bowl, add almond paste and remaining 3/4 cup sugar and mix on medium speed until almond paste is broken up and both ingredients are well combined. Add butter and mix for a few minutes until light and creamy. Pour in egg yolks and almond extract and mix for another few minutes. Lower mixer speed to low and add flour and salt. Beat until dry ingredients are just mixed in.
4. Pour half of egg white mixture into butter mixture and fold in. Repeat with remaining half of egg white mixture.
5. Separate dough into three equal sections and place each in a separate bowl. Add red coloring to one bowl, blue coloring to another, and leave one bowl as-is. Stir in coloring to the two bowls.
6. Spread dough from one of the bowls into the prepared baking pan and smooth top (batter layer will be very thinly-spread). Bake for 8-10 minutes (mine took about 8), until batter has just set and a toothpick comes out clean. Using excess parchment paper sticking out from beneath the cookie layer, lift layer out of pan and place on wire rack to cool. Press new parchment paper into pan and grease top, leaving excess on two sides as before. Bake next layer in the same manner as the first. Once done, repeat steps with remaining layer.
7. Heat raspberry preserves in a small saucepan set over low heat until mixture is slightly heated throughout. You may strain preserves once heated, but I’ve found it doesn’t detract from the cookies if you proceed without straining. Once cookies layers have cooled, invert the blue layer onto a sheet of parchment paper, and peel off parchment paper that used to be on the bottom of the layer. Spread half of raspberry preserves evenly over blue layer, then invert white layer on top. Peel parchment paper from top side and evenly spread second half of raspberry preserves over layer. Invert the red layer on top and peel off parchment paper. Place a new layer of parchment paper over top of red layer, and wrap cookie layers with plastic wrap. Place a baking sheet on top of cookie layers to weigh it down slightly and refrigerate overnight (or at least four hours).
8. Once cookie layers have chilled, remove from refrigerator. Trim the sides to form an even rectangular shape. Melt white chocolate using a double boiler or in twenty-second intervals in the microwave, stirring after each interval. Spread a thin layer on top of the cookie “plank”. Sprinkle sanding sugar or other sprinkles/decorations on top of melted chocolate and place the pan back in the refrigerator until chocolate has set. Once chocolate has hardened, slice
(see note) and serve!
Note: Slicing tip – Flip the cookie slab over (so the blue layer is on the top) and slice that way, giving the knife a nice, firm push when it hits the white chocolate layer, which is right next to the cutting board. This should greatly reduce the tendency for the white chocolate layer to break unevenly as the cookies are sliced.

TIPS:
The procedure for these patriotic rainbow cookies is relatively straight-forward. You’ll mix up the cookie batter and separate it into three bowls, two of which will be colored (with red and blue, respectively). Each layer is baked and cooled, and then the real fun begins. Raspberry preserves are heated on the stove top and pressed through a strainer to remove the seeds. Alternatively these cookies can be made with apricot preserves.

You’ll invert the blue layer onto a baking sheet, and then spread half of the preserves over top. Next the white layer is inverted, then the remaining preserves, and then the red layer. After the cake spends some time in the refrigerator, trim the sides into an even rectangle.

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There’s another flag that’s makings its way on the flagpole, inside churches, and even on T-shirts. It’s a white flag with an evergreen tree in the center and the words “An Appeal to Heaven” written across the top. It emerged long before the Christian flag and was a predecessor to the Don’t Tread on Me flag.

This was the banner George Washington used on his navy ships to signal that their only hope against British rule and religious persecution was an appeal to heaven. Washington cried out to God for deliverance from British tyranny.

British philosopher John Locke believed inalienable rights came from God, not from laws of man. In his Second Treatise of Government, he wrote, “And where the body of the people, or any single man, is deprived of their right, or is under the exercise of a power without right, and have no appeal on earth, then they have liberty to appeal to heaven … .”

As Independence Day approaches, most in the U.S. say they are proud to be an American, including a slight majority, 54%, who are “extremely proud.” The percentage saying they are “extremely proud” is slightly lower than in recent years and down from peaks at and around 70% between 2002 and 2004, after 9/11.

Americans’ likelihood of saying that they are “extremely proud” to be an American has returned to where it was in early 2001, before the 9/11 terrorist attacks. While slightly more than half of Americans are now extremely proud to be an American, more than nine in 10 are at least moderately proud. This suggests that patriotism is still very much alive in the U.S., even if the fervor is slightly less than it was after 9/11.

The reading of 54% in early June is about the same as the 55% recorded when Gallup first asked the question nearly 15 years ago, at the tail end of Bill Clinton’s presidency. This indicates that patriotism is not necessarily a fixed characteristic, but can vary depending on circumstances — most notably when the U.S. is under duress, as was the case after the events of 9/11 and the build-up to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

We find this hard to believe because 100% of our customer are Extremely proud to be an American and they show it in their patriotic decorating. What do you think? How do you display your pride?